computer help

[nick249420]

i need help with my computer
when i get on the internet and do something that involves sound
myspace, youtube, google anything with sound
i cant hear anything
if i crank it up all the way and put my ear up by the speaker u can here a faint sound

now the things on my computer that is on my hard drive have sound my music and videos

i have no clue what could be wrong with it
any ideas

[<DRS>GPF]

look in your "device manager" to see if thre are any errors, particularly ones related to sound devices.

could be a "codec" problem..

was it just in the internet explorer window?

[Sjorge450R]

download firefox and see if it does the same thing.


Beware. once you use firefox, you wont wanna use anything else.

Originally posted by Sjorge300EX
download firefox and see if it does the same thing.


Beware. once you use firefox, you wont wanna use anything else.

I used Firefox and went back to IE.

On the right side of your toolbar, open up Volume and see if you your volume turned all the way down.

If that doesn't work, restart your computer. Sometimes the sound on my computer won't work, but once I restart my computer it'll work.

[nick249420]

Originally posted by MrMan
I used Firefox and went back to IE.

On the right side of your toolbar, open up Volume and see if you your volume turned all the way down.

If that doesn't work, restart your computer. Sometimes the sound on my computer won't work, but once I restart my computer it'll work.

its not the volume on the tool bar
ive restarted my comp multiple times ive re downloaded IE

i think ill try fire fox



<DRS>GPF

how do i get to the device manager

[nick249420]

thats a no go on fire fox..i do like it tho
but nope didnt work

so how do i get to my device manager

[<DRS>GPF]

go to the control panel, click [system], select the [hardware] tab, then click the device manager button.

look for anything with an exclamation point or a red X.


has your sound ever worked on "streaming" video?

[katch26]

try plugging headphones into the same jack to see if the speakers are the problem. Just an idea, but alot of times the input jacks get loose and dont make a solid connection

[nick249420]

well nothing is working and i dont get it

i looked in my device manager, nothing seems to be wrong
i hooked my head phones straight into my computer, still faint sound

this computer isnt that old and yes it did have sound on streaming videos before it played sound where ever

here the thing that realy gets me tho

if i try to listen to something on the internet i barley get sound

now if i download a video or song off the net it has perfect sound

it all worked until i shut my computer down and took it out of my room for about 2 weeks

[<DRS>GPF]

you could always do a 'system restore'.. hopefully you have a recent restore point.


[start] [programs] [accessories] [system tools] [system restore]

from there its fairly self explanitory.. the older the restore point, the more updates youll need afterward.

[Ron89]

Try updating your sound drivers. Did the trick for me.

[nick249420]

Originally posted by Ron89
Try updating your sound drivers. Did the trick for me.

how do you do that bc i havent ever made a restore point

[Toadz400]

Originally posted by nick249420
how do you do that bc i havent ever made a restore point

Your computer automatically makes restore points every once in awhile.

I would try updating your drivers.

[nick249420]

i dont know how to make updates on my drivers